Wednesday Workings, October 8, 2025

I had to work on something for the Halloween season =^.^=  It is when cats are so plentiful along with pumpkins of course.  Under A Spell was a door prize that I won at the retreat in May.  It went together very quick.  The orange around the larger panel is a flat pipping.  This same orange flat pipping will go on the outside border after quilting and before the binding is sewn in place.  Yes all blocks start off as panels.  There are a few of the smaller panels leftover.  I'll have to see what I can do with them and the scraps from the entire project.

Krowkissed has two more leaves/petals to applique down.  I was a bit disappointed that the two dark leaves/petals just above the vase were appliqued too low.  I had to take them off and reposition.  I'm happy with the result.  The leaves/petals had placements very close to each other.  You wouldn't know it but on the bottom of each side of the vine there is one less leaf/petal because I just couldn't squeeze them in!

Continuing to get all the other little projects done to send a box of tops to Kerry!  Hope you have a great day and the rest of your week.

Design Wall Monday, October 6, 2025

If you saw yesterday's post notice the progress made through the day.  Just seven leaves left that are prepared to finish.  Once they are done, tonight's football game will do it, the top of the vase and two more leaves that lap over it to go.  Looking like this block might get finished tonight =^.^=

Although I didn't work on assembly yet Instalment 1 of Scatter Garden is cut and waiting for its time under the sewing machine needle.  I also have Month 1 and Month 2 of Home For The Holly Days cut and in the queue for the sewing machine.  Pam mentioned that Month 3 is shipping this week.  I'd love to get started on the sewing of these projects.  Need to finish a couple that are further along before they are up.

Shabby Fabrics has my order for the back of Home For The Holly Days as well as the Teflon Pressing Sheet needed for Kottages's picket fence construction.  On a second order with Shabby Fabrics is the back for Gleaming.  Maybe I'll see these delivered this week.  The Gleaming back is the only thing that is holding me back before mailing three tops to Kerry for quilting.

The 2025 Jolly Box from Fat Quarter Shop is reserved for me.  Not sure when this will ship, but I'm not twiddling my fingers and thumbs during this wait =^.^=  I'm planning to pause on these mystery shipments after this one.

I am so anxious to see Krowkissed done!  That's it for me this first Design Wall post of October.

Sunday Stash Report, October 5, 2025

Let me start with Krowkissed progress.  I'm just about halfway done with this Crows and Vines block.  I'm working on this today during football games.  

I started off with these fabrics for the holiday table runner that I will be donating to the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) 221 Holiday Fundraiser Basket.  The second photo is adding in a couple more lights and most importantly the red and white stripe inner border and binding fabric.

I was able to finish the table runner that will be off to Kerry for quilting.  It will be included in a basket filled with a holiday meal fit for a King!  Someone is going to be a lucky winner.  Tickets for the basket can be had from Betty Delman or Kathy Owens in the Avenue, Maryland area if you are interested.  (The outside stripe piece represents the binding that will go on after quilting.)

I plan to make a couple more of these table runners for the Summers Past Farm event in early December in the San Diego, California area where the Sunshine Quilt Guild will have a booth.  So if you didn't win the one in Maryland there's a chance for purchasing one in California.  I'll be posting photos soon of the two that will be for sale supporting the Sunshine Quilt Guild.

I have a another finish to share.  Gleaming finished; from the 2025 Liberty Box by Fat Quarter Shop.  No name selected yet to represent my "K".  I am waiting on the backing to arrive.  I purchased one of the white prints, the one that looks like fireworks, for the back.  The dark blue star will be its binding.

I pulled fabrics for the Karen Brow Meiser Fancy Feathers Bird Topper workshop that will be held on 10/18.  The Purple row of fabrics will make up the birds.  I purchased three different sizes of the black and white stripe so that I can audition for the best when the project comes together.

On Friday I started working on a Halloween project.  I'm going to call this one Kreepy Kats, Krows, and Klaws (Under A Spell by Jennifer Pugh).  Pulled this together from words captured in the panel.  The now framed panel pieces need to be trimmed down.  It gets an orange inner border and a very appropriate outer border.  Coming together just perfect.

These were jumping into my hands at Rosie's.  I really like Kai scissors.  I can send Kai scissors to Kai for sharpening, but this takes awhile.  It is faster to have a few pairs of scissors in the wings.  I also got a birthday gift for my sister that I won't share.  Her birthday is Tuesday so hopefully USPS Priority mailed tomorrow will get it there quickly.  Hey, it isn't like we are kids having it there for the big day =^.^=

My last purchase from Rosie's is the fabrics and double sided fusible needed for the picket fence.  I'm getting to a Krowkissed finish so I'll need to have on hand what's needed to finish Kottages.

Saturday I spent the day making pet beds for shelters.  The group, Kennel Komforters, meets the first weekend of the month at the Palomar Animal Shelter.  There is usually ten or so on both Friday and Saturday.  They support seven North County Animal Shelters making around 62 beds each month with distributions to all seven shelters.  

My damage from Rosie's makes Gleaming and the ALA table runner important to count as used!  Want that 2025 net used number to be BIG.  Fortunately, I don't have my online purchases in hand to count this week!

Used this week: 15.25 yards
Used YTD: 243.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 5.25 yard
Purchased YTD: 120 yards
Net used in 2025: 123.25 yards